Abstract

Background

Telemedicine is a suitable vehicle to facilitate collaboration among hospitals across borders, with the COVID-19 pandemic paving the way for rapidly growing tele-intensive care (TICU) networks, aiming to improve quality of care. Hitherto there are no validated instruments to assess and evaluate performance in international TICU collaboration.

Methods

We conducted a prospective, structured survey development study with a single-step online expert consensus approach and a pilot application.

Results

We propose a 26-indicator TICU-Feedback-Tool assessing user-friendliness, subjective benefit and usability, acceptance and potential for improvement in TICU networks. The instrument is suitable for self-reporting by online questionnaire.

Conclusion

We suggest a pilot version of a feedback questionnaire for quality management in (inter-)national TICU networks that will be subject to revisions in the future.

Details

Title
TICU-Feedback-Tool: development and pilot application of a questionnaire to assess performance in tele-intensive care collaborations
Author
Lezius, Franziska; Steinecke, Karin; Herholz, Anne; Schüürhuis, Stephen; Edel, Andreas; Niebank, Michaela; Andrees, Nicolai; Spies, Claudia D; Weiss, Björn
Pages
1-8
Section
Research
Publication year
2025
Publication date
2025
Publisher
BioMed Central
e-ISSN
14726963
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-12565-4
ProQuest document ID
3187548262
Copyright
© 2025. This work is licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.